‘This is really happening’: Serena reaches Wimbledon semis

Williams, who has a kind run through to the semi-finals, will next take on Camila Giorgi of Italy. Coming into the tournament seeded 25, Williams has returned to form in spectacular fashion. In Giorgi, Williams was facing an opponent who was young (26), strong and playing, perhaps, the best tennis of her career. "But it was tougher than the scoreline to be honest".

"I don't know what I did", Williams said in a post-game press conference. So it's really cool.

"It was great matches", Giorgi said in her postmatch news conference.

Kerber is through after a straight-sets win over Russian youngster Daria Kasatkina.

Germany's Goerges came from a set down on Court No 1 to defeat her friend and occasional doubles partner Kiki Bertens, the Dutch No 20 seed.

With Angelique Kerber also having made the last four, it is the first time two German women will play in the Wimbledon semi-finals since 1931.

Williams avoided a major upset on Tuesday as the former world number one battled back to beat unseeded Camila Giorgi 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a Centre Court thriller.

Williams, a 23-time major victor, is hoping to join a select group of women who have won Grand Slams after becoming mothers.

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